Clarendon County
Temperature Summary (1972-2006)
Highest Maximum: 108 F, July 9, 1986, August 22, 1983
Lowest Minimum: 0 F, January 21, 1985
Annual Average:
Maximum 76.3 F
Mean 63.3 F
Minimum 50.4 F
Precipitation Summary (1948-2006)
Highest Daily Rainfall: 7.00 Inches, October 11, 1990
Annual Average Rainfall: 47.51 Inches
Wettest Year: 70.06 Inches, 1995
Driest Year: 20.73 Inches, 1954
Mean Snowfall: 1.8 Inches
Largest Snowfall: 14 Inches, February 11 1973
Extreme Events (*Data through August 2006)
23 Tornadoes (1950-2006)
Total cost from all the tornadoes= $3.406 million
27 Injuries from all the tornadoes
2 death from all the tornadoes
97 Wind Events (thunderstorm winds exceeding 60 miles per hour)
81 Hail Events (1955-2006)
Total damage= $1,000
6 Lightning Events (1993-2006)
Total damage= $1.060 million
3 Lightning-related Injuries
2 Death from Lightning
Following data from 1993-2006
8 Total Floods
6 Flash Floods
1 River Floods
1 Caostal Flood
5 Ice, Sleet or Snow
17 Extreme Cold Events
195 Months in Moderate to extreme according to Palmer Drought Severity Index computed by Regional Drought Monitor
